
Sweetheart!(2025)
Tamil144 mins
Vasu, a gifted animator with a troubled past, is forced to face his commitment issues when his partner Manu reveals her pregnancy.
Director:Swineeth S Sukumar
Mood:
emotionalupliftingfunny
Where to watch:
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- JioHotstar
- Theatrical Release
- 14 March 2025
- Director
- Swineeth S Sukumar
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 24m
- Rating
- 4.6/10
Storyline
Vasu is a talented animator who struggles with his past. He must confront his fear of commitment when his partner Manu tells him she is pregnant.
“A baby changes everything—except his fears.”
Film Details
4.6Rating
144Minutes
TamilLanguage
UACertificate
Release Date14 March 2025
Also Known AsSweetheart
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalupliftingfunny
Themes
loveidentityfamilycommitment
Tonepoetic
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence1
Emotion4
Humor3
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
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Redin KingsleyActor
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TulasiActor
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FouzeeGayathri
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Kathadi RamamurthyActor
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ReshmiGeetha
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Rio RajVasu
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Renji PanickerManu's Father
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Gopika RameshManu
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ArunachaleshwaranSenthil
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Suresh ChakravarthyManu's Grandfather
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#12S
Swineeth S SukumarDirector
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Yuvan Shankar RajaCrew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Sweetheart!
Cast reunions in this film: Yuvan Shankar Raja & VJ Rio Raj (2 films together), and Yuvan Shankar Raja & Redin Kingsley (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Sweetheart!' was inspired by a popular 1990s Tamil love song that plays a key role in the plot.
- Director Swineeth S Sukumar wrote the script after observing the lives of several freelance artists in Chennai.
- The animation sequences in the movie were created by a small studio in Coimbatore, not a major VFX company.
- Lead actor Vasu's character sketches in the film were actually drawn by a real-life animator hired as a consultant.
- A subplot involving a vintage camera was a subtle tribute to the director's favorite photographer, Raghubir Singh.
- The pregnancy reveal scene was filmed in a single continuous take to capture raw emotional reactions.
- The movie's climax was shot at a rarely used heritage building in Chettinad, known for its unique architecture.